Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Affiliates,unfortunately,always face some barriers during their effort to understand how SFI works. Some of them have a tight budget, some are misundersood from their life partners, some have language barriers,some have sponsors that want to help but they don't know how because they are quite new in this job,also.
So,having an unresponsive sponsor shouldn't be a problem here. You are given free training and a large archive of information.
-Go through SFI BASICS to understand the basic principles of this job
-Read SFI Rules of Success
-Read carefully LaunchPad lessons
-Search the ASK SC questions and answers
-Contact your upline and co-sponsor
-Friend A2A affiliates, especially from your country who can help you explain something you want
in your language
-Read the best tips of various successful affiliates
I would also recommend you to watch the video of the best rated sponsor in SFI-Fabrizio Perroti to see how he suggests the basic steps in SFI job during the first six months.
Every month you rate your sponsor so, have in mind the lack of his assistence when rating.
When you become a team leader, remember what guidance and help you was deprived of.
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Affiliates,unfortunately,always face some barriers during their effort to understand how SFI works. Some of them have a tight budget, some are misundersood from their life partners, some have language barriers,some have sponsors that want to help but they don't know how because they are quite new in this job,also.
So,having an unresponsive sponsor shouldn't be a problem here. You are given free training and a large archive of information.
-Go through SFI BASICS to understand the basic principles
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Affiliate since: 07/05/2024, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nafisa's 286 other Ask SC answers

The SFI program is so self explanatory that I feel, the Sponsor is only in place, just in case you need some guidance.
However, if you find that there is hardly or any communication between the Sponsor and you, there are many substitutes you have,the important ones I have highlighted from my own experience.

1. This is your business and you need to be independent of the Sponsor-treat it as how you would work a traditional business-use the resources that are available online, the Forum, Ask SC and I know that any of your upline leaders will be very happy to direct you. The Forum is the best one!

2. I am assuming that you would have been in SFI longer than one month and therefore will have discovered the A2A which can be a resourceful area of information if you know how to make use of it.

3. It helps to look up the Power Rankings and see who is at the top in your country. Approach them for help, they will be a lot more responsive having been with SFI much longer than you have-I did this and was amazed at the detail I received! You can use their experience in your business.

4. Do not expect anything more from the Sponsor, focus your mind on building your own team and try to become a better sponsor than your own. Mine has been unresponsive for nearly 3 months and I am a BTL and building my team-you can do the same.

Work at your business, do not rely on anyone else to give it a push and you will succeed.
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The SFI program is so self explanatory that I feel, the Sponsor is only in place, just in case you need some guidance.
However, if you find that there is hardly or any communication between the Sponsor and you, there are many substitutes you have,the important ones I have highlighted from my own experience.

1. This is your business and you need to be independent of the Sponsor-treat it as how you would work a traditional business-use the resources that are available online, the Forum,
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Affiliate since: 09/12/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sridhar's 5 other Ask SC answers

This is very good question because many affiliates do suffer really if they don't get proper response or guidance from their Sponsor. But Fortunately in SFI, we don't need to afraid because we have lot of information in SFI itself.

The foremost help that we can get is ASK SC where we can have all our answers. You can gain knowledge for all your below doubts.

1. How to maintain your EA level every month with very low cost.
2. How to be a leader.
3. How you can score versa points and where we have to check.
4. How you can reach your leadership level and what should be done for that.
5. How to get guidance from your a2a friends
6. How SFI is helping us for our business
7. How you can earn your commission efficiently
8. what is all about ECA and how you can effectively utilize them.
9. How MRPs are helpful to you to score your sales points.
10. How you can minimize your cost and how you can build your business.

Besides this, there is a forum where you can post all your doubts, however silly it may be. Many good leaders, affiliates and moderators are there to help you.

Make top most leaders of all countries as your a2a friend and get help from them for all your doubts.

And finally, the Sponsor is the person that you have chosen yourself and hence you just can't blame him only if he is not supporting you. It is your responsibility too to know about the business in all possible ways.

SFI has provided us every thing and We have to utilize them properly.



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This is very good question because many affiliates do suffer really if they don't get proper response or guidance from their Sponsor. But Fortunately in SFI, we don't need to afraid because we have lot of information in SFI itself.

The foremost help that we can get is ASK SC where we can have all our answers. You can gain knowledge for all your below doubts.

1. How to maintain your EA level every month with very low cost.
2. How to be a leader.
3. How you can score
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Affiliate since: 04/23/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Rosafilipina's 109 other Ask SC answers

In my opinion, an affiliate should extend his understanding to his up-line sponsors who are non-responsive. Take into consideration various factors of individual differences (language, culture, age, interest and more...) and IT problems. No matter what happens, give them respect as they have respected you.

Joining SFI Affiliates is on ones free will and registration is free. Why bother yourself with non-responsive sponsors? The sponsor got nothing to do either with the affiliate's earning VersaPoints, Commission or team building activities. It is not the responsibility of the sponsor to earn VersaPoints, Commission or team building activities for the affiliates. The sponsor is only there to support and guide the affiliate.

VP earnings are based on simple actions/tasks undertaken by the affiliate himself. Business in SFI is simple. One only need to read, review, understand and follow carefully the instructions to do the tasks required to earn VersaPoints. Anyway earning Versapoints daily got nothing to do with our sponsor. Log in daily and do the routine required to earn VersaPoints.

If the affiliate can not get reply from non-responsive sponsor, there are other ways to get answers to the questions, seek the help to the 24/7 support team or visit the forum, there are many other affiliates who are more willing to answer the questions drawn or have a A2A friend that would be able to help answer the questions.

The affiliate would earn 10VPs for rating his sponsor every month and have the chance to give comments on his sponsor performance giving him a room for improvement. No one was born perfect. The sponsor would highly appreciate receiving comments on his performance.

If I were on the affiliate's shoes, I would exert effort to be a team leader, recruit personal sponsor affiliates and do the necessary thing needed to be an awesome leader and sponsor. Never duplicate what the sponsor did and focus on building my team.

If you are looking forward to find the best mentor to train you, submit tickets on your questions to the 24/7 support team of SFI, look for an A2A that would able to help you out,and/or visit the forum (a place where you can draw question that many affiliates would response or answer)

I hope I was able to answer your question correctly.



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In my opinion, an affiliate should extend his understanding to his up-line sponsors who are non-responsive. Take into consideration various factors of individual differences (language, culture, age, interest and more...) and IT problems. No matter what happens, give them respect as they have respected you.

Joining SFI Affiliates is on ones free will and registration is free. Why bother yourself with non-responsive sponsors? The sponsor got nothing to do either with the affiliate's
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Affiliate since: 05/06/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lawal's 156 other Ask SC answers

Hello and thanks for asking.

It has been a matter of concern for many affiliates that they recieve little or no response from there sponsors and co-sponsors.

If only we all understand that depending on anyone for help amounts to nothing then we all can strive on our own to become a better person and help to others.

I will use myself an an example, I joined just a month after my sponsor, He didnt do much after registering me. I did a few readings and I go back to my sponsor to explain things about SFI and ways on how we can grow. See.

1. Its better to start things on your own once you find out your sponsor is not responsive. Dont depend on their response and don't be discouraged.

2. Use the forum to meet people who have sponsored others well, ask questions and get variety of answers including the right ones. See questions asked by others with answers attached.

3. The a2a is for every affiliates, make friends with people who are ahead of you, throw questions at them and I believe better answers will come out.

4. Try reading books, ebooks, aspire to be a responsive sponsor. It may excite you that many sponsor dont know what to say to their affiliates and thats why they are no responsive.

I hope this helps cos am still learning. Thanks
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Hello and thanks for asking.

It has been a matter of concern for many affiliates that they recieve little or no response from there sponsors and co-sponsors.

If only we all understand that depending on anyone for help amounts to nothing then we all can strive on our own to become a better person and help to others.

I will use myself an an example, I joined just a month after my sponsor, He didnt do much after registering me. I did a few readings and I go back to my
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Affiliate since: 10/26/2010, Power Rank: 238 | Read Kay's 289 other Ask SC answers

If you are a new affiliate and you find that you are not getting any response from your sponsor, you must know one thing first.

That is, not all affiliates are active and there are several reasons for that.

1)An affiliate is encouraged to begin advertising and telling about SFI before they have read all of the material, therefore some sponsors may be reluctant to offer to help because he feels unsure of himself or just plain does not know what to do. Yes, there are so many people looking for this kind of business that if your advertisement is interesting and draws people, you will get sign ups, sometimes before you know what you are doing.

2) Some affiliates sign up and get started and then for personal reasons, they cease working, but their S Builder may work for 4 months after they stop.

3) Some were only tire kickers and just nibbled at the opportunity without taking a big taste and went on to something else before they got any results back from their sampling. They didn't believe they had found what they were looking for.

So you first must take the advice of the web site and read your welcome page that tells you to begin at the grey START button and then follow the instructions there. But if you are reading this, you are already past that.

We have several substitutes for a sponsor. There is the rest of the up line.They have an interest in your success and should be the first ones you go to for help after your sponsor fails you. Some up line have very large groups and want to see that you are serious about building your business before they will take time to answer you. So log in every day and do your Daily's and Weekly's and progress in your LaunchPad and To Do List and your up line should take notice. But remember or know this: only Generation 1 PSAs and CSAs show up on his Movers List. So tell him in your letter that you have a track record.

SFI provides you a Co-Sponsor to help you when your up line fails you. He is not toi act as your sponsor, but to be like a big brother or sister to answer questions and guide and encourage you.

The Forum and the a2a group will provide you will so much information and answers that you can succeed without ever having an active sponsor. There is no way you can put that blame on any of your up line if they don't help you. You are responsible to find and can find the answers you need.

That takes care of only part of what you should do if you get not response from your sponsor. That part benefits you the most. It determines whether you will have enough determination to succeed or if you will crumple at the first hardship. You can be the one to live happily ever after.

The next thing you can do in response to an unresponsive sponsor, is to "Sponsor" him. Write to him each week on your personal email as SFI only goes downward unless you are replying to an email. want to tell him of the amazing things that you are learning in the To Do List, what activities excite you, etc. Get him excited and beginning to red the materials. Sometimes that's all it takes to give a person the courage and incentive to begin the business.

You don't need a sponsor, but it's a whole lot more fun to have a partner who will help you get answers. Remember that we all have different talents and that each of us becomes important when we are in a team. As he does his To Do List, he will step into his role of leadership an be knowledgeable enough to properly lead his and your team.

And one more thing. Never talk down about your sponsor anywhere that they might read it. The Stream, a2a communications, the Forum, or ASK SC. When he becomes active you do not want it to hamper his success personally or with his and your present and future down line.


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If you are a new affiliate and you find that you are not getting any response from your sponsor, you must know one thing first.

That is, not all affiliates are active and there are several reasons for that.

1)An affiliate is encouraged to begin advertising and telling about SFI before they have read all of the material, therefore some sponsors may be reluctant to offer to help because he feels unsure of himself or just plain does not know what to do. Yes, there are so many
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Affiliate since: 08/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Sheila's 12 other Ask SC answers

I was not thinking of answering this question until I received a reply from an email to my new CO-sponsor. I asked if he was looking to do any kind of contests or anything and the response I got explained some things to me that I had not previously thought of..then I read this question again and it occurred to me that I could shed some light on a different situation.

If your sponsor is non-responsive, there are some things you can do. Yes, it is your business and you need to find that all intrinsic value inside yourself and pull from that, but what is a sponsor for then? Not all of them will respond like we would like them to, however it just may be worth trying to communicate with them. My co-sponsor clued me in that he has had the same issues with his sponsors and so that is why he thought he did not have to do anything. This made me realize that many are performing the "duplication" they encounter. If you have a sponsor or co-sponsor not actively assisting or recognizing you, I recommend that you reach out to them (it may take more than one or two times) and let them know what they can do to help motivate you. They may not realize that they are possibly "hurting" or "hindering" your success by their non-responsiveness.

When we have non-responsive sponsors there are other avenues which we can rely on. Look to your upline in general, your a2a friends, and maybe even your downline if possible (I have learned that some of my CSA's can teach me some things I don't know much about). Just remember that SFI is like a worldwide network of people helping each other..my circle of influence here is becoming like family!

Just keep your head high and believe in yourself. Remember that anything worth having is worth working for!

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I was not thinking of answering this question until I received a reply from an email to my new CO-sponsor. I asked if he was looking to do any kind of contests or anything and the response I got explained some things to me that I had not previously thought of..then I read this question again and it occurred to me that I could shed some light on a different situation.

If your sponsor is non-responsive, there are some things you can do. Yes, it is your business and you need to find that
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Affiliate since: 09/09/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Stanislava's 17 other Ask SC answers

The fact that you have asked this question shows that you are motivated to learn and all you need to know and all you need now is directions or pointers or guidelines! If all attempts to contact your sponsor fail, you have to remember the most important fact - this is your business.Then you should turn to another sponsor in your upline or your co-sponsor who can also be very responsive and supportive. Click on the My Account link, then click on the upline link. Here you will find all your upline. Find one who will answer your questions. Someone will be more than willing to help since they are receiving commissions on your Triple Clicks purchases and sales you make.

There are many other SFI sources available to obtain the information / help you require eg the Forum, a2a friends, Launchpad, SFI basics and the Training option on your home page.

Don't let your inactive sponsor discourage you. With training, perseverance and hard work you will succeed for sure and can even earn more than inactive members in your upline team.

The most important lesson however to learn from an unresponsive sponsor, is not to fall into the samr trap - be always available for your Team and lead by example.
Hope I helped you. Never give up. Keep Going!

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The fact that you have asked this question shows that you are motivated to learn and all you need to know and all you need now is directions or pointers or guidelines! If all attempts to contact your sponsor fail, you have to remember the most important fact - this is your business.Then you should turn to another sponsor in your upline or your co-sponsor who can also be very responsive and supportive. Click on the My Account link, then click on the upline link. Here you will find all your upline.
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Affiliate since: 05/29/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Anirban 's 24 other Ask SC answers

Hi Michael,

This is a very important question & I've gone through the same situation so I'll try to answer it by sharing how I tackled the situation.

In such a situation when you're not getting any response from your sponsor/co-sponsor/upline, the 1st & foremost thing is to remain positive & keep the self belief intact. After that you'll have to invest as much time as possible for you to train yourself. You'll have to use all the resources available in SFI :

1. Getting Started Training - Start with this to understand the basic idea of the program.

2. SFI Rules of success - This is the backbone of the SFI online business, go through it thoroughly & apply accordingly.

3. Launchpad training series - This is a specially prepared training material for a month covering almost everything related to SFI & TripleClicks. Take your time & move at your own comfortable pace while reading & following the instructions. Its suggested not to go for more than 2 launchpads at a time, keep that in mind.

4. Frequently Asked Questions - Use this section properly, you'll get common matches to most of your initial questions.

5. Power Tips - You can use this blog, it'll provide lots of tips & ideas to maximize your SFI business.

6. Internet Income Course : This is the most valuable part of SFI training that's providing free knowledge about online business(in details). There's already 86 lessons & hopefully many more to come.

7. Generating TripleClicks Sales - You'll find a lot of material in the form of articles & tips for producing sales in TripleClicks, they are very helpful.

8. Sponsoring Affiliates - This is the most important part focusing on the art of duplication. It contains tutorials & follow-up advice to to attract new affiliates & mentor your team. At the start I've said about remaining positive, here's the best example. Even when your sponsor is non-responsive still he/she is teaching you something. Confused???? They are teaching what not to do with your downline, now that's what I call being positive & it has helped me a lot. There's 2 part to any task - "do's & don't's". Your sponsor is teaching you the dont's & you can learn the do's yourself from the training materials mentioned above.

If that's not enough, there's even more knowledge available. There's " Knowledge base, Must-Read Expert Reports, Affiliate Tips, Ask Gery, Strategies for Referring ECA's, ECA FAQ's etc & many more.

If you face any problem in your day-to-day activities or anything else you'll always get the necessary help from SFI support team & if the problem is critical you can always submit a ticket.

Now the last & one of the most important sections, its the SFI Forum.

I’d you to visit the “SFI Forum” on regular basis.

The “SFI Forum” connects you with affiliates of all experience levels from around the world. You can join in-depth discussions of SFI products and programs, brainstorm and share tips and ideas, start new threads and polls, get your questions answered instantly 24/7, and more!

To get the most from this valuable resource, you'll want to take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the forum's basic functions and discussion board etiquette.

For details visit - https://www.sfimg.com/Training/SFIForumTips

P.S. – In your alerts tab - https://www.sfimg.com/Home?tab=alerts check the latest posts in Forum(Highly recommended)!

You'll get instant answer to all your questions with a lot of variety. You can also send a2a friend request to your forum friends for personal help.

Finally I'll conclude by saying that although it becomes a bit tough for a new affiliate who's sponsor is non-responsive, but if you can stand firm with self belief & positivity, you can turn the tides in your favor. I can assure you that you'll become much more capable compared to those affiliates who're taking help from their sponsors at each & every step, because you've learned it the hard way & its bound to stay with you.

Best of luck with your SFI journey!

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Hi Michael,

This is a very important question & I've gone through the same situation so I'll try to answer it by sharing how I tackled the situation.

In such a situation when you're not getting any response from your sponsor/co-sponsor/upline, the 1st & foremost thing is to remain positive & keep the self belief intact. After that you'll have to invest as much time as possible for you to train yourself. You'll have to use all the resources available in SFI :

1.
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Nimo's 381 other Ask SC answers

I presume that you are wanting your sponsor to respond to questions and calls for help and support.

1. If your sponsor is non-responsive, your next port of call is your co-sponsor. Both these people benefit from your work and are there to help you grow your business.

2. You can also contact your sponsor's immediate upline. This person also benefits from your efforts and should be willing to help. He/she is generally more experienced in the business.

3. You can also seek help from other affiliates via the Forum or your A2A friends. I find that most SFI people are willing and readily available to help other affiliates.

4. You can also contact the Support Desk. The people there are most knowledgeable and they provide a great service.

5. If you are in a position to rate your sponsor, I would recommend that give an honest rating, entering in the comments area what you are unhappy about and how he/she can improve. If possible site incidents to support your comments.

6. Whatever you do, do not give up. The sponsors are aids to help you grow your business, provide support and encouragement. SFI in fact provides all the training you need and the tools to set up your business on a firm base. The main ingredient of a successful business is you. You need to be self motivated, you need to do the training, you need to apply what you learn and put it in practice, you need to be patient, you need to front up and seek advice from others in your team. Your success will stand and fall on you.

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I presume that you are wanting your sponsor to respond to questions and calls for help and support.

1. If your sponsor is non-responsive, your next port of call is your co-sponsor. Both these people benefit from your work and are there to help you grow your business.

2. You can also contact your sponsor's immediate upline. This person also benefits from your efforts and should be willing to help. He/she is generally more experienced in the business.

3. You can
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